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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03
NEW TO-DAY.
Application for Patent

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Notice No. 247
United STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho. November 80, 1881
Notice is hereby given that The Philadel-
phia and Idaho Company. an organization
Incorporated under the laws OF the State OF
New Jersey. by its attorney-in-fact Orlando
B. Batten, whose pOstOffice address IS
Ketchum, Alturas county, Idaho Territory.
has made application for q United States
Patent for the
NEW YORK BOY"
Lode mining claim. situate in Little Smoky
mining district, Alturas county, Idaho Ter
ritory, consisting of 1900 linear feet of the
lode and surface ground So feet. average,
wide, being Lot No So and described in the
field notes and plat of the ofiicial survey OH
file in this office, with magnetic variation
at - degrees 81 minutes east, as follows;
Commencing at discovery stake and run
ming thence 76o so 4 lass feet to point
Oh east end of claim; thence n 1870 30 w
200 feet to corner No. l ; thence S 76o 30 w
1900 feet to corner No. 2; thence 1870 30 n
Coz feet to corner No. 3 thence n 74o So T.
5l4.7 feet to corner No. 4; thence n 71O 10
+ $50 feet to corner No. S; thence 5 10 IL
+ S0.4 feet to corner No. u; thence n 20 IL
w PASS feet TO corner No. Z; thence 40
of beginning survey of exterior boundaries
of claim; containing l9.2Os acres. No con-
tlicts From corner No s, U. s. n. n. No. 3
bears s $50 w east 1902 8 feet, measured.
The said mining claim being Of record III
the Office of the Recorder Of said mining
district and county, at HALEY. in Alturas
county, Idaho. The nearest known lOca-
tons being the Salamander" lode, u. 5.
Lot No. ~, and the silver Star" lode, U. ).
Lot No. A.
direct that this notice be published in
the kETCHUM kEYsTONE. the newspaper
published nearest the said mining claim,
for the period Of sixty days.
II. o. BILLINGS. Register.
HYNDMAN 4 BATrEN. Ate'ys fer APP
plicAat. kesenom. Idaho.
First publication, Dec. 3. 1887.
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THE usual talk is going on at
Washington about the democrats
going to read Randall out of the
party. The gentleman from Penn
sylvania might possibly, if made
an enemy of his party, prove a
dangerous one and shipwreck the
administration of affairs in the
lower house by throwing his votes
in favor of republican organiza-
ton. He will only need eleven
votes to do it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

CONGRESSMAN CATCHING of Mis-
sissippi, who owns farm in Dakota,
frankly admits that there are polit-
ical reasons which will prevent the
admission of Dakota as a state or
airy part of it before the presiden-
tial election.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

HELENA, Montana, last week Gel
ebrated the completion of the Man
itoba railroad to that city. Helena
now has a competitive line and will
soon be a railroad center for all
Montana lines.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

THE arrest of two exclusion
house officials at San Francisco,
who have been living high Oh the
proceeds Of the sales of fraudulent
Chinese certificates, will possibly
be the means of exposing a condi-
ton of affairs that could have been
brought out long time ago if
desired.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has taken
his grip" and gone to New Bruins
wick to seek an asylum from the
tyranny and oppression of the
United States.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

A "wET" victory was the result
of the prohibition fight at Atlanta,
Georgia, Monday last. The advo-
Gates of high license won by about
one thousand majority. The pro-
hibitionists propose to contest the
election, but such action it is be-
lieved will not amount to much.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

GLADSTONE, it is said, will visit
the United States next April. A
rousing welcome will await the
"grand old man" in the event of
of his coming.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

GREAT preparations are being
made for the celebration of the
completion of the railroad uniting
San Francisco and Portland, Ogn.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

COMPLETE returns of the New
York election shows the democratic
plurality to be about $4,000. The
prohibition vote was 42,O51.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

The Calumet and Hecla copper
mine is still on fire, and it is ex-
pected it will burn for several weeks.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

GOVERNMENT control of the tele-
graph will receive a good deal Of
attention during the coming ses-
sion Of congress.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

DISCRETION from the army is on
the increase. The commissioned
officers still remain at their posts.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03
SUPPER win be served at Baxter's Hotel

Arrangements have been made with the
Railroad Company to have train in wait
ing at the Ketchuin depot for the conven-
1encs OF those attending from HALEY and
Bellevue on their return home.
11GRE$10..-- ~ - 80
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

81. PAUL is a nice place to live
in just now. The thermometer
ranges in the twenties below zero.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

TIE BUYERS GUIDE u
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A general invitation is extended TO the citi.
zens of HALEY and Bellevue to attend.
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ALAsKA.
The Latest News from the Northwest
Territory.

The Latest news from the Northwest
Territory.
During the past week we have bad e.
pecialiy bright. clear days. Tue ground
Ras bard and elegant to walk upon.
People IN the East are very likely syn
pathisiRR With rs who live away near
she north pole p on account of ooF
drsaFy winters Well. q bright sky vim
scarcely q cloud 10 be seen floating in il.
the thermonetsr steady al absut %. and
caim. quiet sea 20 look out upon on
the 25ah ct December, Is not such ter
rlbly miserable scene.
A late arrival a. SitkA is the phantom
sloop BuRsboo, direct from Port Simp
son, B. O., from which place she sailed
With . cargo Of bue juioe. all Of which
was promptly ''cashed" before entering
this port, yea Der eonsignees are selling
the commodity for cash on dsliysFy-ey
midnight canoe. TIE two men Who
comprise her crew are doing the town in
manner As ponapeus "a would the
skipper Of q cruiser Who hsd bot re
ceatiy captured q prizs and brought
her into psrt.
As corFobOrafive of our observations
% the employment Of white men on
DsaRlas Islsnd, We are informed that
the ALASKA Mill and MihinR Company
has engaged upwards Of aixte white men
fFom below. At e. per day, with dedue-
ton OF Is per cent. As q guarantee OF
their remaining In the employ DARING
the period Of their eugAQsment4-Sffka
Alasesn, yaa. stA.
Oar entsFprisine townsmAn, Mr.. n.
Haley. hiss enclosed some land with 4
good. substantial picket feEce, and en
hts return 10 Sitka we believe u is bis
intention 10 erect unto himself 9 man
sion- The site u q very pleasant ese.
oserlookinR TIE bay, and adjoining ais
present residence. Ne. Haley has been
Al unhaeging wuFker, and Il q stead
fast believer 10 the future prospects Of
Alaska's minaral wealth, ana ali praise
e due to him for his xsai and courage
IN the endesyof 10 Open 40 the eonnfgy
~ Il should be opened 1p.
AZ we are writing = heavy snow storm
comes down upon a.. Ia . short time
the Eroand - white all around. end
9ivss one fhe proper tdsa Of winter. OF
csaFss Il % aot veFy esid-it seldom Is
a. tue nrss fAil-baf 10 last fees nlce
aad seasonahls.
4 The wife Of M, John HanlA1 expired
90 Wednesday evening lass.
Just Bou the toxD Il short Of meat
TIE Isdiaas ere Gus hansine has De not
bring IN any venison. We have 10 fall
hack On csicksas now ansil the steamer
erinEs Ne beef.
The special term Of coaFt eonxeas1
last week - still N recess and NE SudeR-
Sand wiii remain 80 nnfli Instructions
are received as 10 the disposal Of tae
san Diego, the Amerlcan schaonsr
sid BY tie reveHue authorities. %
the aiaeeed infrsciio1 o tie lAw. ID
takisg sci and ether fur bearing ami
wals n heAriag So
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N. BIatz,ass saasl II fhsrs wzs - b
nng fraasaary, tkag Wnnts1 4 - r1nn1is
aref u ftat e1ennent which had aIre41y
fnnred e - deek issse1d o. sssrttae
afrssh il sone tniuly geiled sen editioc
81 naaWnmrars. uhieh might reaoh ne
Sensts nnd fkeee besin - I1F - bad
ann IL heers and npppal 70 IL Cssatae.
ms carrying a porfable ocnnnienes
into ConRraaE and lhs Se1atE 10 algaFs
rnaertad 81 men Of sNuae. incladinQ
poiitiriazz. Tits sqnarinR 81 II
a1gAnse for great reform
moysmeu4. ii Uhfsh ahs kenahsfary b
20 be fhe rsfwwaT. sounds very wueh
HE aouattnx ahisksns before thaJ srs
bAtnhsd
Mr. Lsae esrne fssu Maine; Ike
Blaine, and be L ouly ~ years cd.
There y . deeu dislike 10 Nnszachn-
sasfs Of msa VIE coms from Maine n
fhsss days. NJ. L,saR nof 10 the Stats
Legislature ahoat eisgea Years $50, and
r1ss 70 BE- Speaker q the HDaas and
Lseutsrsnf Governor, and finally Gov
ernox. He was Governor when o1ly 9z
yemra old. HAVING been sent twice 80
Congress, hs thoeRhf 20 70 10 the Ssu-
ate. Tkia - nEspoats fons Ia the state
u n a1144aA4&EAA14 ADN > 4-AAa AANANNs 49,
ouls Be bora IN thatsaa . 10 come 70 ths
Senate, but Be mnst h4vs been
DUa UP n II EEEoHR HI Vas BoEz.
So when the Legislators met and ths
shisOar bad gone roand The country
that Be wess going 20 sse somethine
dne, that ne wefe going to zee John D.
Long cone forth AZ the nex1 A1erican
PFesidens. Incidentally Senator. most
fidienloas scrub race took place.
Dawes vent 70 the fr0nt et the pole; 9
poor haxss naned Rohinson came np
and took the next place 70 him. Lana
was Il the tail Of tse race fr0m the be-
RinninR. Il had not gone very far when
the Democrats, from their natural love
Of Indians, climbed she high paiines,
Rot on the track and stood before Mr..
Long and frightened Mr.. Dawes into
making she best time be ever mada
around the political eoefse In bis whole
life. AZ II be ran life two-year old.
There IL Of course laughter, not 70 aay
Joy, in 10th the camps Of the MngWumps
and Of the horny handed old dyed in
trespaases Republicans. GATH
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Capt. Colsnan, schF. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City AID n. T.,
has been troubled with eonGh 50 thai
be was unable 20 sleep, and vas induced
20 try DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Is not only gave him
instant relief. bnt allayed the extreme
soreness in bis breast. His children
gers similarly affected, ans slnRie
dose had the same happy eject DR..
KINGS New Discovery Is nov the stan-
dard renedy IN the Coleman household
and ca board the schooner. Free Trial
Bottles Of this standard remedy at A. b.
STKwABTis Drug Store. dw
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Tas noa a. 11Isclsz sid nst nc - ean q
hi2L fhe Dsesar has xiAftsd shs kasRltAls q
kzrsps E1d ootAlnea Rrsat 49, q vas1abis
tnfcr1aa1sn HhirA ae 4 o. Aps4en4 b fEaaFt
= tooss n psea - kfs ssrvfus4- Ths Doctor
eCEes uhere saAsrs fAzi. tn htra pA. takE-
BIZ wiN EAks - Charge 1niesz - sEscts
1rA Psrsoss eEre4 af sans. Cal eF write.
Al ce@EMaatessAz1Ms GEtcxly ousA zsnzaA5. send
aen 4nis2rm faR q BarkMae 81 meaAu1ns. A..
a<esa Oh. .. y. GfEn0N, hax IMzs. zaa frMs-
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No One Need
Remain
A Dyspeptic.

81 have been suffering for over
two years with Dyspepsia For the
last year | could not take drink of
cold water nor eat any meat withOu,
vomiting it up. My life was a mis-
cry. / had had recommended SIM
mons Liver Regulator, of which
am now taking the second bottle, and
the fact is that words cannot express
the relief feel. Ny appetite is very
good, and digest everything thor
oughly. l sleep well now. and
used TO be very restless / Am flesh
lag up fast good strong food and
Simmons Liver Regulator have done
ii all. Iwriie this in hopes Of bene-
iting some one who has suffered as
/ did. and would take oath to these
statements II desired"
E. S, BALLou,
Syracuse, Neb.
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Bruises, Sores. UlosrS Sslf Rsezu. Fe-
yer SORES. fettar, Chappsd Hands. Chill
biains. Germs ana al Sam Eruptions,
znd positively cares Piles. or 20 pay
required. Il b guaranteed 20 give psr-
faof satisfaction, or money refuDoed
Priss 8 csnts per box Fer szls b. A.
B. SxEwksE. d.
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sAppsnr intelligence.

RakE TogSSxxD. Fee. 9-Sziisa-
hip Gtory of the Sssss barks Ths0haia.
Tad&i wave, ksts DaserpaTts kArksn-
siass Qnieksseg, JOhn WoastsE. an&
schoaaeF Anea, for san Francesca
Bark Sehwanaen. fer MelbnnFne.
Foxx DrzcDvE1x, Eco. ARRIVED
suhaoassg fsahal.
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ARs. WusELoW's So0EEEso SxEuRs for
chiidrxE tsethinR, i TIE F'rsscxip41on e
sue Of the best female uarzs and pay
sicssns IN the uutfzd States, and has
besn zssd for forty years with never
fkiiinR snecess by miiIfons Of zs01hefs
Tor thar ehildrsa. Durlng he procsss
Of teethiuQ ia valas Is tnealeulabls. Il
eEtery and dfzrrh0a, gripiR9 IN ne
bowels ard wind colie. By efving heath
- tia child if rests fhe nssshex Price
1ss. @ b~stle. anz1dw1y
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raE DELTcurFIL nous nAxATHVR

Syrup Of Figs IS a ssost agreeable and
valuable family remedy, as IL il easily
taken BY old and young. and i pr smpe
and effective in curing Habitual Goa
sfipation and the many ills dependine
on q weak or inactive condition Of the
Kidneys, Liver and BoWeIs. Il acts
gently, strenRthening the Organs on
which II acts and awAkens them 20 q
healthy activity. For sale by A. B.
Stewart & 90. Seattle, W. I. DIV
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condemned il. Freeman's medicated
enhance their baautv.
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SK&TE2L EEAkIEs&. less ~ M4E-
HOOD. cd iAsrrrAlf - stsse. saszs< - esne.ses.
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REEA 81 LfEH1gs8 EyFIGo2AEoE g
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GATH

=
How To Hold On
i'm Politics.
AsIIlHstrated By the Career
Of Senator Dawes.
Forty Years at the Public
Crib, and a Lease
for Six More.
Eis Personal Relations With
Blaine and Conkiing.
Onslaught Of the Mug~umps-
Jnd - the Leadership Of
John o. Long.
Ana TheIr Dissomaturs - The Haads O
The senator's Ashersnss. Aided
By ne Democrats.
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LRKNr01. n j.. FEB. Al q lIIHl
maetinR 81 the Legislature tbs naou,
ie0 Dsmeeraas wuee pruaanl and AL
xsaad Tor Abhce8 for Cniasa SaAtss Sen
ator. Aalearnea.
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ars sEEaad ~ nunkaziou by ths transfsr
e fiyina Har1er. 1hess pa<zicles eoue
frnn tne skin. to mru5ranons n1i1z
Of the uoath .nose 4n1 throat. an4 from
tie tutEsfines and uriszry ORGANS DIS
infect promp<iy and thoruuzAly N b
DAfbys Praph yiacsie Fluid. fhs Rrnak
Rexn Destroyer
Pref. h r. Lupton. of TIE Wander
bills University. Tenn-s says. ~ dis-
infeeeaas and deteFgsat DaF0ys Pro
phylacfie Rlnid % suqeri0F % any Prep
erzti0n With walsh | am aeqaainted.
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STEAMER HELEN.
F0R c0lBE, FORTS ORCHARD 80
MAsHlneToM.

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q = NJ a. MasssF. leaEaM ~
tom 4 ksuzfzA , " Aa.zf aanttia ever N1s
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ColhE. Mtschai1s Puinf hea4 81 t,er1 -
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q - - kaad ~ Phi O'rch4r1 g -
n NlEckatlis Peat e I'D e ~ Cql14 =
n. aEnxlnz e Seattla abogt II =
fsaNsaE Tkur41ay and saeardag- -
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WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT TRANSFORMERS .
Carrying the u.s. STALL.
Mann, ssalIIs 9 ParL lsvlnai -


ONE or TIE W. 81 -
& i. Cos steamers - =
iAn6ersoa or Edithin
VIII run daily between faco1nz and t|S4
Townsend, laaTing Tacoma upon aellgz'1'
tain seattle ~ % ,. N. and lone1le1 s.
Port Madison. f0rt a4mhla, NcEt En1Is4
snd Port ToWnsend. HefuEnins Iefse
Port Townsend ever day iexcgpl Eun.1si
81 ofelocx ,. N. and Se8ttle s. l1 an
SEATTLk-WMATc0M R0uIk.
Tho steamer w K WwRWNH M
leave Seattle every sunday. TaanAae ~
fhursoAg eveninGg olcinek, CO.. WkHs9aM
calling a. Mnkil1eo, 1nlnlAn CnapsTIM
OAK Harbor. Umalndy, Laconnar kaaiea
AnaooEeaa Gnamas Samiah NnilA4ga
BeltLERhazn and SnAcwA
RaturninE WI loaFo Whatcpn qENl
Mo1daF. wednesday and RridaF elH
inE, e oiclack. fer 0aafflR caEire
intsEned11ie polnn1 20 NE way.
sEaT1tE-SkAcfT RIVER ROUTE
1ha steamer q lA1E viii leave HtEI.Is
for skaEsf riyeF ana way pcrla gFAF
Monday and Thursday. nturnina In&
dAys and HridngA
Rur ffeifhf and passAgo Apply a C1m
pany's oltl1a. On Yealeg6 wharf. aRoM hoanA
The baafa at he amna wharf
mra1-af GRO. 81 JACOBS Hnc.F.
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D. e. DURIE.
Shipping and Commission Merchant
Rosam vEsLsR's WHARF. SEATTLE. TsAsDAsss Ma

BAY Nd SETS Al q GrniaH ard radnos.
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CHAPTER V.
THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN.


By little after noon on the eve of Christ
mas John had left his portmanteau in the
cloak room, and stepped forth into Princes
street with wonderful expansion of soul,
such as men enjoy on the completion of
long nourshed schemes He was at home
again, incognito and rich; presently he could
enter his fathers house by means of the pass
key, which he had piously preserved through
all his wanderings; he would throw down the
borrowed money; there would be areconcllla-
ton, the details of which he frequently ar
ranged; and he saw himself during the next
month made welcome in many stately houses
at many frigid dinner parties, taking his
share in the conversation with the freedom
of the man and the traveller, and laying down
the law upon finance with the authority Of
the successful investor But this programme
was not to be begun before eVening-not till
just before dinner, indeed, at which meal the
reaSSemblcd family We're to sit roseate, and
the best wine, the modern fatted calf, should
flow for the prodgals return
Meanwhile he walked familiar streets,
merry "reminiscences crowding round him,
sad ones also, both with the same surprising
pathoS The keen frosty air; the low, rosy,
wintry sun the castle, hailng him like an
old acquaintance; the names Of friends on
door plates; the sight of friends whom he
seemed to recognize, and whom he eagerly
avoided, in the streets; the pleasant chant Of
the north country accent the dome Of st
Georges reminding him of his last penitential
moments in the lane, and of that King II
Glory whose name had echoed ever since in
the saddeSt corner of his memory; and the
cutters where he had learned to slide, and the
shops where he had bought his skates, and
the stones on Nyhi, IA bn had trol and the rail-
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must instantly approach the door and prove
its untruth. As he went he struck upon a
drawer left open In the business table 1t
was the money drawer, a measure of his
fathers disarray. The money drawer
perhaps pointing providence! Who is to
decide when even dvines differ between
providence and temptation! or who, sit
ting calmly under his own vine, is to pass a
judgment on the dongs of poor, hunted
dog, slavishly afraid, slavishly rebelious,
like John Nicholson on Tint particular Sun
day. His hand was in the drawer, almost
before his mind had conceived the hope and
rising to his new situation, he wrote, sitting
in his fathers chair and using his fathers
blotting pad, his pitiful apology and fare
well:
"MY DEAR FATHER-I have taken the
money, but will pay it back as soon as
am able. You will never hear of me again
| did not mean any harm 10y anything, so
hope you will try and forgive me. | wish
you would say goodby to Alexander and
liaria, but not if you don't want to. | could
not wait to see you, really. Please try to
forgive me. Your atrectionate son,
"JoHN NICHOLSON
The coins distracted and the missive writ
ten, he could not be gone too soon from the
ing how his father had once returned from
church, on some slight illness, in the middle
of the second psalm, he burst not even make
packet of change of clothes Attircd as
he was, he slipped from the patcrnal doors
and found himself in the cool spring air, the
thin spring sunshine and the great Sabbath
quiet of the city, which was now only pointed
by the cawing Of the rocks. There was nota
soul in Randolph Crescent, nor a soul in
Quccnsferry street; in this out door privacy
and the sense of escape, John took heart
again. and with a pathetic sense of leave
taking, he ventured up tho lane and stood
awhile, a strange peri at the gates of u
| quaint paradise, by the west end of st.
Georges church. They were singing with
| in, and by strange chance, the tune was
"St. Georges, Edinburgh" which bears the
name, and was first sung in the choir of that
church "Who is this King of Glory!' went
the voices from within; and, to John, this
was like the end of all Christian observances,
| for he was now to be wild man like Ish-
mael, and his life was to be cast in homeless
places and with goddess people
1t was thus, with no rising sense of the adj
venturous, but in mere desolation and
| despair that he turned his back on his ma
| tive city, and set out on foot for California,
with more immediate eye to Glasgow.
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CHAPTER III.

~ WHICH JOHN ENJOYS THE HARVEST HOME
Shortly after breakfast, at which he assisted
with highly tragical countenancc, John
sought his father where he sat, presumably
in religious meditation, on the sabbath morn
ings The old gentleman looked up with that
sour, inquiSltive expression that came SO near
TO smiling and was SO different in effect.
This is ii time when | do not like to be
disturbed lac said.
Il know that, returned John; "but have
i want-Ive made n dreadful mess of it, -
he broke out, and turned to the window
Mr. Nicholson sat silent for an appreciable
time, while his unhappy son surveyed the
poles in the back green, and a certain yellow